As the South Florida immigrant detention center winds down, plans for a proposed “Panhandle Pokey” are on ice.

Alligator Alcatraz, the controversial detention center constructed in 2025 in the Florida Everglades, could be on the verge of closing. Officials affiliated with the center notifi ...

Florida's Alligator Alcatraz ICE holding facility will shut down as permanent detention sites open, with the state citing massive operational costs.

State of Florida and federal officials are discussing the closure of the controversial "Alligator Alcatraz" immigration detention center, according to the New York Times.

Thousands of pages of documents obtained by WPTV reveal Florida initially requested nearly $1.5 billion from FEMA — more than double the $608 million grant Governor Ron DeSantis announced Florida ...

Plaintiffs suing the state and federal government over the Alligator Alcatraz immigration detention facility are reacting to reports that the facility could soon close due to high costs.

The dissenting judge said the ruling sets a dangerous precedent of the federal government choosing to "abdicate its responsibility." ...

"Alligator Alcatraz," an immigration detention center in the Florida Everglades, can remain open, an appeals court ruled on Tuesday, upholding its earlier decision to block a judge's order for the ...

Two former detainees at an immigration detention center in the Florida Everglades known as "Alligator Alcatraz" testified Wednesday that they were punished for seeking legal advice and had to use soap ...

A federal appeals court issued a ruling Tuesday that keeps an environmental lawsuit involving Alligator Alcatraz on hold, for now. The Miccosukee Tribe, along with Friends of the Everglades and other ...

The facility's dorms are climate-controlled, with secondary heating and space heaters available if needed. Concerns remain for detainee advocates due to the center's remote Everglades location and ...